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An Irish filmmaker living in New York took to the streets during the first Covid Lockdowns and documented the whole thing. All on his iPhone! With his work being added to the New York Historical Society’s digital collection, he pieced together the footage and developed a documentary called Outside In. Sean was joined by award-winning filmmaker, Mark O’Toole... Image: Outside In Documentary outside...

64 years ago, the first ever women recruits entered An Garda Síochána. A new book traces this history and is entitled 'The Women of An Garda Síochána: a Reflection on their Journeys in Irish Policing.' Sean was joined by Chief Superintendent Margaret Nugent, Chairperson of the An Garda Síochána Women’s Network and Ciara Ahern, Deputy Press Officer with the force...

An age old argument amongst us is which is the right way to cut toast? Are you triangle, horizontal or across? Or do you just eat it whole? Henry McKean, our toast correspondent, took on this massive task to uncover the truth...

The fishing community in Castletownbere are speaking up about how unfair the Brexit deal was to Ireland. Managing Director of Castletownbere Fishermen’s Co-op, John Nolan joined Sean on the show to discuss...

A new report conducted by the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Trinity College Dublin details the harrowing experiences of people in Ireland exposed to Conversion Therapy. The Government has moved a step closer to banning the practise after this damning report. Sean was joined by Brian Keogh, Associate Professor, School of Nursing & Midwifery…

Boarded up windows, rusted railings, and overgrown gardens – many towns in Ireland are blighted with dereliction. So you might be surprised to see a shop window highlighting just that. Fibs Estates is a spoof estate agency that’s posted photos and information about the abandoned buildings on a shop front in Phibsboro on the boundary of Dublin city. Labour Party Senator Marie Sherlock is a resident...

Across the world, humans compete for status. Status can elevate us in our career, can win us a partner or can compensate for other things in our lives that maybe we aren’t very happy with. A new study has found evidence linking flashy sports cars to small penis size in men. Authors of this research, Professor Daniel Richardson, Department of Experimental Psychology at University College London as...

For this weeks 'How To' slot we’re looking at how to home school your children. Sean was joined in studio by Catherine Monahan, Contact Officer of Home Education Network to discuss...

Many women choose to begin an exercise regime after giving birth but more and more mothers are instead choosing to undertake abdominoplasty, the so-called ‘mummy tuck’. Sean was joined by Dr. Siun Murphy, Consultant plastic surgeon at the Blackrock Clinic to discuss...

The Workplace Bullying Institute came out with some damning research recently on inter-female relationships and behavior in the workplace. Our reporter Sarah Madden has been hearing the stories behind the stats, and she sent us this report. 

Sponges, mice and bubbles - harmless to some, terrifying to others. Sarah Madden has been exploring modern phobias, the tech that's squashing them and the Irish spreading them, and she sent us this report.

The actor Penn Badgley is making headlines for requesting fewer sex scenes in the hit Netflix series, You for the sake of his marriage. So, is on screen intimacy on the way out, and how are our own actors navigating these waters? Newstalk's Sarah Madden reports.

How do you find lasting love in today's world? We’re inundated with the idea of romantic love through the movies we watch and the music we listen to but should we be taking a more practical approach to finding a life partner? English actress Emma Thompson thinks we should. Promoting her new movie, ‘What’s love got to do with it?’, she branded romantic love as a ‘myth’. Clinical Psychotherapist, St...

A person in Germany has been cured of HIV, that’s according to a study published in the Nature Medicine Journal this week. He is the 3rd person to be reported as medically cured of the disease in recent years. Seán was joined by Professor Sam McConkey, Infectious Disease Specialist at the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland to discuss…

It might seem odd in the midst of a war, people feel the need to laugh. However, it is very apparent in Ukraine. It has become a sort of coping mechanism and a way to metabolize fear with black humour. There are now regular comedy gigs taking place in Ukraine. One of the more popular places where these gigs take place is the House of Actor and during Sean's visit to Kyiv last week, he attended a c...

New analysis of an ancient Roman artefact has established that it is probably a sex toy or a pestle or perhaps even both. Sean was joined by Rob Collins, Senior Lecturer in Archeology at Newcastle University to discuss... Image: Vindolanda Trust

After winning a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor in The Banshees of Inisherin, Dublin’s North Inner City is beaming with pride for their native son, Barry Keoghan. Henry McKean visited the area and spoke to old friends, teachers and the community…

The works of Shakespeare has been translated into all of the major languages in the world, is studied in schools and universities globally, and to this day is considered by many as the greatest writer of all time. His influence on literature has prevailed and this year copies of the first printed edition of William Shakespeare’s plays will go on display in Scotland to mark 400 years since it was f...

Being bald and losing your hair is a very traumatic thing to happen but female baldness, while common is rarely spoken about. Why do women lose their hair and start becoming bald? Sean was joined by Claire Fullam, trichologist and owner of Trua Hair to discuss...

2023 will see the band Inhaler support Arctic Monkeys on a full European tour and play alongside Harry Styles at Slane Castle. Their first album “It Won't Always Be Like This” was praised globally and their second album Cuts & Bruises, launched on February 17. Sean was joined in studio by the band to discuss their latest release, the future of their music and what their parents do for work... Imag...

Would you share your toilet with your cat? Pete Wedderburn is a practicing small animal vet and a well-known journalist writing and broadcasting about animal welfare and behaviour and pet health. He joined Sean now to discuss potty training for your feline friends…

Weather balloons have suddenly come into the news over the past few weeks as authorities in the US have shot a number down due to fears that they were being used for nefarious purposes. But does Ireland have our own weather balloons and what do they actually do? Sarah Gallagher, Head of Observations at Met Eireann joined Sean on the show to discuss…

Sean Moncrieff spent the last week in Kyiv in Ukraine talking to locals ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion. Today, Seán reflected on his time in Kyiv and we heard from a woman that he met who had her home destroyed. Throughout this week on Moncrieff, Seán will be playing out interviews and reports from his time in Ukraine. For more on Sean’s week in Kyiv, go to newstalk.com/...

The 90’s were a simpler time when everyone wasn't glued to a screen and hooked on social media. The more modern tech dominates the culture, the more there is a collective longing for the iconic decade that brought us the Spice Girls, The Sega Mega Drive and the Tamagotchi. Jackie’s Bar in Dublin is your 90s dream come true and co-owner of the bar, Cian Toner joined Jarlath Regan to tell him more.....

If you believe the movies, the most satisfying sex is completely spontaneous and unplanned but a new study suggests that might not be the case. Introducing scheduled sex whereby couples pencil in lovemaking like a visit to the dentist or a trip to the salon, could be the way forward. Jarlath Regan was joined on the show by co-author of this study, Katarina Kovacevic-Registered psychotherapist and...